Surge Protection Devices and why you need them
Most people go and buy a desktop PC or a laptop and promptly take it home and plug it in to the most convenient electrical socket and don't even give any thought to the need for a good surge protection device between that electrical socket and their PC. When you go out and spend a […]
Backing Up Your Computer
Backing up files is a very important part of maintaining your PC and can save a lot of hassle if your PC ever experiences hard drive failure. The idea of a backup is to make copies of your most important files and documents so you can store them on another device of some kind (e.g. […]
Windows 7 Wake Timers
Wake timers are a component of Windows 7 that you can use to wake up a your PC from a power-saving state and perform a routine function. Prior to Windows 7, users had no control over this, but it's now possible to disable or enable the Wake Timers. To use Wake Timers you must put […]
Driver Related Sound Card Issues
For Windows to be able to recognise the sound-card in your PC it must have driver software installed for it to work. Sound-cards, like most other devices, require driver software to work properly. So if you are having sound problems and you have determined that its a software issue you may be able to get […]
Why Should You Back-Up Your Computer?
Backing up your computer files is a very important part of maintaining your PC and can save you a lot of problems if your PC ever experiences a hard drive failure. How frequently you back up your music, images and files will depend on how often you use your PC and what you use it for. […]
Solving Graphic Card Problems
If your computer keeps crashing when you play games or when you are viewing/amending your digital pictures the cause of the crashes is likely to be a problem with your graphics card or its software device driver or even the DirectX version running on your PC. Downloading and installing the latest graphic driver file for […]
Backup and storage in Windows 8
Fewer than 5% of Windows users use the Windows Backup feature, so for Windows 8 Microsoft has replaced it with File History. If you upgrade from Windows 7, you will still have Windows Backup installed and if you have it configured it will still carry on running. If not, you can find it under Windows […]
Microsofts Skydrive
Microsoft's SkyDrive now has 250 million users according to a recent news report. So what can SkyDrive offer you? Microsoft's offering gives you 7GB of free cloud storage but does charge a monthly fee if you wish to use even more online storage for all your files. This compares with the likes of Google who […]
Upgrading to a More Powerful Graphics Card
If you want games, graphics, and other multimedia programs to run faster, upgrading to a more powerful graphics card should be one of your first priorities. And the demands of Microsoft's Windows Vista and Windows 7 with their 3D-accelerated Aero interface, gives you another reason to upgrade. To run Aero you'll need at least a […]
Solve Adware and Spyware Problems
Adware is computer software that displays advertisements on your PC. These are the ads that pop up on your display screen, even if you're not browsing the Internet. (Some companies provide "free" software in exchange for advertising on your display and this is how they make their money). Spyware is software that sends your personal […]